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Elderberry

Elderberry

Popular for Deep Purple Homemade Wine!

  (16 customer reviews)



Intensely flavored fruit with a rich aroma. Bountiful harvest ripens in August. Extremely hardy, tall shrub grows to 12-14 ft. No spraying required—both varieties are practically pest free. Plant two varieties for improved pollination, extended harvest period and top yields. York—Quickest to bear, often in its second year. Ripens late August. Nova—Great for pies, jelly and wine. Ripens two weeks before York. Potted plants. Zones 3-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.

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Product Details
Zones: 3 - 9 (-30° F.)
Height: 12-14'
Spacing: 6-8'
Sun/Shade: full sun/part shade
Pollinator: self fertile
Blooms: early summer
Fruit: Juicy, sweet, purplish black berries
Comments: Excellent berry size, largest of all. Lovely fall foliage. Bright white flowers in the spring. Highest of all in Vitamin C. Excellent pollinator for other elderberries. Can bear as early as the second year. Last to ripen. The elderberry has been used for myriad medicinal purposes for millennia. The berries and flowers are used in home-made wines. Dried elderberries and their blossoms are used in tea, which reputedly helps to reduce fever and improve digestion. The fruit is high in vitamin C. The flower-tops possess a mild floral flavor and are often used in pancakes, or dipped in batter & fried. The Joy of Cooking recommends combining the fruit with rhubarb in cooking (it also recommends cooking the flowers with gooseberries). The American goldfinch, brown thrasher, gray catbird, northern mockingbird, and yellow warbler nest in elderberries (Ortho: 32-33). The berries are eaten by the pileated woodpecker, mockingbird, gray catbird, brown thrasher, American robin, bluebird, thrush, cedar waxwing, northern and orchard orioles, tanager, black-headed and evening grosbeaks. Butterflies visit elderberry flowers for the nectar.
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Elderberry Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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 -  Friday, December 30, 2011
elderberry great
Reviewed By: Emily (placerville, ca)
I planted this little gem last spring and it just took off it grew about five feet its first year I can't wait to see it this spring.

 -  Monday, September 26, 2011
Hardy!
Reviewed By: Robin McClary (Yakima, WA)
One York and one Nova arrived day before yesterday. The young plants look healthy. I planted the seedlings outside. They seem to be doing quite nicely. They were watered deeply. Their small size seems reasonable because they must be shipped for an affordable price.

 -  Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Excited!
Reviewed By: Jennifer (Greensburg, Kentucky)
I've tried ordering these plants from a company that had the plants for a much cheaper price, but out of the 4 I ordered, only 1 survived, and I'm not sure which variety it was as they were not properly labeled. So I tried again this year with Gurneys and bought one of each variety. What a difference!! The seedlings were just glowing when they arrived! They were extremely healthy and were easy to transplant. They looked pale green and I thought they might die for a while after I transplanted them, so I fertilized them with Organic Liquid Miracle Grow and the next day they were a dark green healthy color again with tiny new leaves budding! Super fast to grow and (at least the ones from Gurneys) are so easy!


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Elderberry - York
69453 - 1 plant per offer.
Price:Each - $19.99
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Elderberry - Nova
69454 - 1 plant per offer.
Price:Each - $19.99
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Elderberry
Popular for Deep Purple Homemade Wine!

  (16 customer reviews)

Buying Options
Elderberry - York
69453 - 1 plant per offer.
Price:Each - $19.99
Quantity:
Elderberry - Nova
69454 - 1 plant per offer.
Price:Each - $19.99
Quantity:

Intensely flavored fruit with a rich aroma. Bountiful harvest ripens in August. Extremely hardy, tall shrub grows to 12-14 ft. No spraying required—both varieties are practically pest free. Plant two varieties for improved pollination, extended harvest period and top yields. York—Quickest to bear, often in its second year. Ripens late August. Nova—Great for pies, jelly and wine. Ripens two weeks before York. Potted plants. Zones 3-9.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.


Product Details
Zones: 3 - 9 (-30° F.)
Height: 12-14'
Spacing: 6-8'
Sun/Shade: full sun/part shade
Pollinator: self fertile
Blooms: early summer
Fruit: Juicy, sweet, purplish black berries
Comments: Excellent berry size, largest of all. Lovely fall foliage. Bright white flowers in the spring. Highest of all in Vitamin C. Excellent pollinator for other elderberries. Can bear as early as the second year. Last to ripen. The elderberry has been used for myriad medicinal purposes for millennia. The berries and flowers are used in home-made wines. Dried elderberries and their blossoms are used in tea, which reputedly helps to reduce fever and improve digestion. The fruit is high in vitamin C. The flower-tops possess a mild floral flavor and are often used in pancakes, or dipped in batter & fried. The Joy of Cooking recommends combining the fruit with rhubarb in cooking (it also recommends cooking the flowers with gooseberries). The American goldfinch, brown thrasher, gray catbird, northern mockingbird, and yellow warbler nest in elderberries (Ortho: 32-33). The berries are eaten by the pileated woodpecker, mockingbird, gray catbird, brown thrasher, American robin, bluebird, thrush, cedar waxwing, northern and orchard orioles, tanager, black-headed and evening grosbeaks. Butterflies visit elderberry flowers for the nectar.
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Elderberry Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers

Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating 

 -  Friday, December 30, 2011
elderberry great
Reviewed By: Emily (placerville, ca)
I planted this little gem last spring and it just took off it grew about five feet its first year I can't wait to see it this spring.

 -  Monday, September 26, 2011
Hardy!
Reviewed By: Robin McClary (Yakima, WA)
One York and one Nova arrived day before yesterday. The young plants look healthy. I planted the seedlings outside. They seem to be doing quite nicely. They were watered deeply. Their small size seems reasonable because they must be shipped for an affordable price.

 -  Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Excited!
Reviewed By: Jennifer (Greensburg, Kentucky)
I've tried ordering these plants from a company that had the plants for a much cheaper price, but out of the 4 I ordered, only 1 survived, and I'm not sure which variety it was as they were not properly labeled. So I tried again this year with Gurneys and bought one of each variety. What a difference!! The seedlings were just glowing when they arrived! They were extremely healthy and were easy to transplant. They looked pale green and I thought they might die for a while after I transplanted them, so I fertilized them with Organic Liquid Miracle Grow and the next day they were a dark green healthy color again with tiny new leaves budding! Super fast to grow and (at least the ones from Gurneys) are so easy!


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